The defence ministry spokesman refused to confirm or deny any such operation.
President Trump, forcefully pursuing his 'America first" policy, has previously described India as a "tariff king" for imposing "tremendously high" tariffs on American products, also expressed dissatisfaction over the US-India trade ties. "Well, we can have a trade deal with India, but I'm really saving the big deal for later on," Trump, who is scheduled to visit India on February 24 and 25, told reporters at the Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Tuesday when asked whether he expects a trade deal with India before the visit.
As firing from across the border declined following strong retaliatory response by India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Pakistan has been taught a "befitting lesson" with the army "shutting their mouth".
The police also issued appointment orders to the duo who were taken hostage by the terrorist while looking for an escape route.
Pakistani authorities on Sunday claimed that two women were killed and seven other persons were injured in "unprovoked" shelling by the Indian Army across the LoC.
The Hyderabad incident had sparked demands of swift punishment to rape convicts. The news of the 'encounter' killing led to celebrations in some quarters and concern in others.
An infiltration bid was foiled by the Border Security Force troops, who killed two intruders near Indo-Pak border fencing at Mangral, located 35 km from Jammu, after an exchange of fire for over an hour.
The outpost at Abduliam was subjected to small arms fire from Ata post on the Pakistan-held territory at around 2130 hours, drawing retaliatory action by BSF, they said, adding that the intermittent exchange of fire continued well past midnight.
India today lodged a protest with Pakistan after three rockets were fired into its territory in Punjab from across the border.
He said the Pakistan Air Force was detected and the Indian Air Force responded instantly.
"It would be wonderful if they (India and Pakistan) get along," Trump said.
Cores of houses and other structures along the IB in Jammu district are riddled with ammunition from across the border.
Twelve Maoists were on Tuesday gunned down in an encounter with the police in Palamau district in Jharkhand.
'The BJP's use of nationalism was a major factor in its likely victory,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The couple's three daughters were injured in the firing.
Trump's decision to call off the visit came just a day after Pompeo had announced that the newly appointed special representative for North Korea Steve Biegun and he will be travelling to North Korea next week to "make further diplomatic progress towards our objective."
Modi said India is ready for constructive engagement with Pak.
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath conveyed India's resentment to Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen. He will also be taking up the issue with the Netherland's Minister for Economic Affairs M Vander Hoeven in New Delhi on Wednesday. The two sides have managed to keep these issues out of the proposed FTA despite pressure from some EU members like France, government officials said.
As the banned outfit is showing belligerence by striking with vengeance in the wake of 'A' and 'C' companies of its 28th battalion declaring unilateral truce with government India forces, security agencies apprehend retaliatory attacks on the vulnerable Hindi-speaking population in eastern Assam areas. Patrolling has been intensified in eastern Assam areas that have sizeable population of Hindi-speaking people.
Security forces have busted a transit naxal camp following an encounter with the ultras during a search operation conducted in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh and recovered a large cache of arms and explosives, police said.
A World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitrator on Friday pronounced that Antigua and Barbuda can slap trade retaliatory measures against the world's mightiest power - the United States - to the tune of $21 million because of the loss of benefits the two countries suffered due to the restrictions imposed by Washington on cross-border supply of gambling and betting services on the Internet.
Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government wouldn't have been able to do any development work in the country without the support of the people.
Army chief hints at retaliation for soldiers' beheading by Pakistan.
Trump said the sanction will deny the Iranian Supreme leader access to financial instruments.
Gen Sharif had asked the Indian Army to 'show courage' and own the deaths of its security personnel.
'The Scindias betrayed Jhansi ki Rani and now the Congress party.' 'So this is nothing new as he is repeating the history of his family.'
A range of retaliatory measures are being weighed by India's generals.
Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Qasim was gunned down on Thursday in Kashmir.
A cache of arms and ammunition was recovered after a prolonged gunbattle between security personnel and Maoists in naxal-affected Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday. The exchange of fire took place in Chhote Usri's Patelpara forest under Mardapal police station limits Thursday evening, Kondagaon Additional Superintendent of Police Surjit Atri told PTI.
The Dawn reported that the alleged Indian intelligence personnel, whose cover was blown off in the media leak include commercial counsellor Rajesh Kumar Agnihotri, first secretary, press and culture Balbir Singh, first secretary, commercial Anurag Singh, visa attache Amardeep Singh Bhatti, visa assistants Dharmedra, Vijay Kumar Verma and Madhavan Nanda Kumar, and assistant, personnel welfare office Jayabalan Senthil.
In the retaliatory fire by the army, two of the militants were killed and the troops noticed the ultras dragging the two bodies back into the Pakistani side of the LoC, he added.
With this, the number of ceasefire violations along the IB and the LoC in the state after surgical strikes by the Indian Army in PoK has risen to 31.
Ten rockets were fired at the military camp in North Waziristan on Thursday, but there has been no information on the casualties, official sources told the Daily Times.
Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama - with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.
Reports said in the retaliatory action by the Indian Army, one Pakistani post Twiven1 has been been destroyed.
It also said that one India soldier 'inadvertently' crossed the LoC with his weapon.
In a veiled retaliatory attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his 'khooni panja' (killer paw) remarks, Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma today said the country has to be saved from a 'khooni insaan' (murderous person).
Here's the chronological list of all major terror attacks on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two decades.
The exact number of terrorists is not known but as per initial calls received at PCR Jammu four to five terrorists were involved.
Eight security force personnel were also killed in various incidents in Sri Lanka's north-western Mannar district.
